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Lộng Khê Temple Festival is a major festival in the region, held annually to commemorate the merits of heroes, taking place for 3 days from March 22 to March 24 of the lunar calendar. Lộng Khê Temple in An Khe Commune, Quynh Phu District is the place to worship National Master Khong Minh Khong, who helped local people reclaim land, control water, improve fields, do agriculture, and worship Grand Tutor Ly Thuong Kiet, who recruited village men to participate in the pacification of the Cham, the Tong, and the resistance against foreign invaders to protect the country and the nation.
According to annual tradition, every March of the lunar calendar, villagers are busy preparing human resources and materials such as bamboo, wood, and rattan to tie Đình Liệu trees, build bridges, and welcome gates; the Bát Dật, Sênh Tiền, and Kéo Chữ dance teams practice more.
The traditional of Lộng Khê Temple Festival consists of two parts: The ceremony includes: the temple opening ceremony, incense offering, the procession of scriptures, the water procession, and the torch procession; The festival includes: Tu Linh dance, Bat Dat dance, Senh Tien dance, pulling letters, Cheo singing; physical activities and sports such as: men's and women's football; Chinese chess, swimming and traditional folk games of the nation. In particular, the Lộng Khê Temple Festival has the custom of carrying torches around the village, burning the Dinh Lieu tree - a giant torch made of dozens of dry bamboo trees, about 16m high, 1.4m at the bottom with the wish to pray for favorable weather and luck, happiness, and prosperity for the villagers; Bat Dat dance - ancient dances of the Royal Court.
Lộng Khê village festival has the strong characteristics of an agricultural festival expressing the desire of farmers to be in harmony with heaven and earth, the aspiration to reach a prosperous life. This is a long-standing traditional beauty, preserved by the villagers. The festival demonstrates the traditional morality of "When drinking water, remember its source", reminding people to remember the merits of their ancestors who have contributed to the people and the country. In 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized the Lộng Khê Temple Traditional Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage. |
